The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Cargill Meat Solutions recalled 66 tons of ground beef on September 20, 2018 after a deadly E. coli O26 outbreak. The U.S. Department...
Sep 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The International Federation of Environmental Health declared September 26th as World Environmental Health Day. The theme for 2018 is...
Sep 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Dede Vilven, Enteric Epidemiologist, Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD)...
Sep 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two video testimonials to educate retail and foodservice employees on the...
Sep 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) created two short videos about the council’s history and free online...
Sep 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Academic Partnership to Improve Health released a CDC-funded online learning module called “Navigating a Foodborne Outbreak:...
Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
By Andrew Linton, CPM, RS, Division Manager, Environmental Health Division, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department...
The CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Illness Complaint Systems were developed to address a gap in the Second Edition of the CIFOR...
Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Cargill Meat Solutions recalled 66 tons of ground beef on September 20, 2018 after a deadly E. coli O26 outbreak. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) released a list of retailers that received the recalled product, including every Safeway, Meijer, and Sam’s Club store in the United States. This is the […]
The International Federation of Environmental Health declared September 26th as World Environmental Health Day. The theme for 2018 is Global Food Safety and Sustainability. Read more about the theme here. NACCHO has a strong commitment to food safety. NACCHO’s food safety program supports local health departments by assessing the needs of their food safety programs, supporting […]
By Dede Vilven, Enteric Epidemiologist, Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) serves approximately 1.1 million people in the greater Salt Lake City area. To keep the population safe and healthy, SLCoHD epidemiology staff review and analyze several data streams to identify the cause of foodborne illness outbreaks, as seen […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two video testimonials to educate retail and foodservice employees on the potentially life-threatening consequences of poor food safety practices. Both videos are under 10 minutes long and feature the stories of people severely affected by preventable foodborne illness. In one of the videos, a woman ate food contaminated […]
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) created two short videos about the council’s history and free online resources. Please view and share these videos with your partners and colleagues: Overview of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) CIFOR Products and Resources for Foodborne Outbreak Response
The Academic Partnership to Improve Health released a CDC-funded online learning module called “Navigating a Foodborne Outbreak: Preparation for Interprofessional Practice.” The module focuses on the collaboration necessary among health professionals to protect the public from foodborne outbreaks. The module takes approximately 90 minutes to two hours to complete. It has three chapters—one set in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to kosher chicken. As of August 27, 2018, 17 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- have been reported from four...
By Andrew Linton, CPM, RS, Division Manager, Environmental Health Division, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department Editor’s Note: September is National Food Safety Month. Throughout the month, NACCHO is featuring local health departments’ food safety efforts, starting with Maricopa County. The Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (MCESD) is the proud recipient...
The CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Illness Complaint Systems were developed to address a gap in the Second Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response regarding the use of foodborne illness complaint systems to detect foodborne disease outbreaks, and are intended to be included for review and incorporation in the Third Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for […]
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